Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By LZ Roberts Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:01 pm
Mind you I wasn't thinking this was going to be a thread about my ideas. I was hoping you'd all put in some of your ideas. I'm curious of what you all think where the MPC should go, how it should evolve.

Anyway, its time for tea in the UK and nanny has toasted some crumpets and made cucumber sandwiches. So I'll tootle off for a bit and hope you come up with some jolly spiffing concepts amongst yourselves. :wink:
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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By b.read Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:03 pm
LZ Roberts wrote:Mind you I wasn't thinking this was going to be a thread about my ideas. I was hoping you'd all put in some of your ideas. I'm curious of what you all think where the MPC should go, how it should evolve.

Anyway, its time for tea in the UK and nanny has toasted some crumpets and made cucumber sandwiches. So I'll tootle off for a bit and hope you come up with some jolly spiffing concepts amongst yourselves. :wink:




:lol: Awwwww shit...look out ITM! I think you may have been out-nedded here. 8)

As for the ideas- I'd like to see Akai implement some sort of cupholder. :D

Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By LZ Roberts Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:06 pm
b.read wrote:No I get that...but why wouldn't those that want to use the ipad's touch screen just get the Fly?


coz the fly's a toy

b.read wrote:As for the ideas- I'd like to see Akai implement some sort of cupholder. :D


:lol:
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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By b.read Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:09 pm
LZ Roberts wrote:
b.read wrote:No I get that...but why wouldn't those that want to use the ipad's touch screen just get the Fly?


coz the fly's a toy




Because you slide your ipad into it, instead of attaching it with a cable?

Will the size of the fly keep you from makin' good music on it?


Edit: the only way I can see this working is if Akai did actually include some sort of modular i/o capability (similar to the Apollo's Thunderbolt add-on) and made a module available for purchase that could wirelessly tether an ipad to the Ren. This way, the cost would be only on those that wish to use their ipad as an extra control surface. Just my two pennies. 8)
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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By LZ Roberts Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:15 pm
OK forget the iPad thing altogether :oops: :oops: :oops: . Apart from that do you think its nice.

b.read wrote:Edit: the only way I can see this working is if Akai did actually include some sort of modular i/o capability (similar to the Apollo's Thunderbolt add-on) and made a module available for purchase that could wirelessly tether an ipad to the Ren. This way, the cost would be only on those that wish to use their ipad as an extra control surface. Just my two pennies. 8)


Now we're talking. But not a Ren but a full blown MPC 8)
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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By b.read Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:23 pm
Hold on now...I never said that. :lol:


The Fly is one thing, because it's meant for people that already have ipads. This new capability on the ren, I'm not so keen on for the reason mentioned earlier. :)

LZ Roberts wrote:Now we're talking. But not a Ren but a full blown MPC 8)


I agree...but I'm not holding my breathe.

Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By LZ Roberts Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:15 pm
b.read wrote:I agree...but I'm not holding my breathe.

This is just a kind of fantasy MPC thread. The things that you'd like to see yourself.
Still trying to figure how the cupholder will fit though. Is it one built into the front panel of the machine or a kind of flip out attachment on the sides?
pspsounds wrote:The only issue I have with this is not being able to access my plugins from my computer.

You just need a Ren, PSP - you'll be sorted in Q3 according to Akai.
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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By b.read Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:24 pm
Really, there's no reason that Akai can't implement ipad control into the Ren (as it is currently) but it'd take some doing to make it work in a fictional standalone model.

Just look at V-control:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/v-contro ... 23823?mt=8

Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By LZ Roberts Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:25 pm
DJ Hellfire wrote:I actually like where Akai is going with it! 8)

I kinda had you pegged as a standalone MP fan. So you're fine with the MPC exclusively becoming a soundcard & control surface. ....That's not knocking it though coz I got a Xone DX which is just that, and I think that's great.

Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By LZ Roberts Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:31 pm
b.read wrote: but it'd take some doing to make it work in a fictional standalone model.

You could sort of do most of it now with a Legacy MPC (inc 1000,2500,5000 now) with an iPad, TouchOsc & a Midi interface. Its just extending it a bit to Midi over usb and some comms protocols for wave display & one or two other bits.
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Re: Help Akai design the next MPC we really want.

By b.read Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:34 pm
Sounds like "takin' some doin' " to me... :lol:
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